Nigeria Stories
Soldiers tried to seize Benin’s state broadcaster in a failed coup, citing security and political grievances. The mutiny was crushed, but analysts war...
The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, confirmed the development in a statement, noting that the plane, whi...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu confirms troops were sent to Benin at the government’s request after a failed coup, as ECOWAS deploys a regional force...
The children were among 315 pupils and staff who were kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in late November.
A Nigerian court’s terrorism conviction and life sentence for Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu ends a decade-long case but leaves core Igbo grievances and ri...
A series of coups and attempts has reshaped politics across Africa, toppling leaders, testing militaries and raising regional stability concerns.
Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa under protection at its Bissau embassy after threats to his life, and asked...
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar's resignation comes as Nigeria scrambles to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings.
President Bola Tinubu directed the army and police to bring in an additional 20,000 officers, adding to the 30,000 he ordered on Sunday when he redepl...
The girls were kidnapped from their dormitory at the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, a community in the Wasagu/Danko Local G...
According to WFP projections, around 15,000 people in Borno could face "catastrophic hunger" or "famine-like conditions" next year.
The mass abductions came after a warning by US President Donald Trump of military action against Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians in...
The move affecting approximately 100,000 officers comes days after more than 300 schoolchildren from St. Mary's Private Catholic School in Papiri, wer...
Kidnappings for ransom have become an increasing threat to schools in Nigeria, particularly in the north-central and northwestern regions.
Police and military forces have been deployed to search for the missing students. A series of similar attacks has put Nigeria's security in the spotli...
The life term sentence follows a dramatic hearing in which Kanu accused the court of bias and challenged the legality of his transfer from Kenya.
Insecurity in the Sahel region is worsening. Violent extremist groups are entering new territories such as Nigeria and parts of coastal West African s...
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf stresses that while northern Nigeria faces violence and insecurity, the situation does not meet the legal definition of genocide,...
Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants clashed in the village of Dogon Chiku near lake Chad on Sunday, as the two faction...
Three decades after Ken Saro-Wiwa’s execution, the Niger Delta remains scarred by oil spills and broken promises, as activists say the late environmen...
In a statement, the AUC expressed concern over claims suggesting that the Nigerian government is targeting Christians, warning that such accusations o...
Nigeria said that its designation as a violator of religious freedom by the United States was "fundamentally misinformed." The African nation asserts...
To assist the country in its fight against terrorism, the US needs to reconsider the classification of Nigeria and revert to the first step identified...
Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria sharply contradicts recent comments by his senior adviser on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulo...
The governments of Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria are investing in public-private partnerships to support this shift.
The suspect and the two victims were handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further investigati...
Kenya and Nigeria are long-time pioneers in health tech innovation, continually evolving their communication strategies with each wave of new technolo...
The petition requests police assistance from Parklands OCS to enforce any court orders, warning that the ongoing standoff could cause diplomatic tensi...
Morocco will be first in action, facing Spain in their Group C opener on Sunday at 11:00 pm at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Ñuñoa.
In September 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter in Bamako, agreeing to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
